HBCU Sports, NFL

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL Players Association has filed a federal lawsuit for Adrian Peterson, asking the court to dismiss an arbitrator’s decision to uphold the NFL’s punishment of the star running back. The petition was filed Monday in Minnesota, where the NFLPA has often gone to contest labor matters with the league. Peterson was […]

HBCU Sports, NFL

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson’s son said Wednesday she supports a plea deal that gave Peterson probation on a charge of abusing the boy. She also hopes the NFL doesn’t impose any additional punishment. Peterson acknowledged using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son earlier this year. […]